Lincoln – MADD Nebraska honored local heroes during their annual Hero Awards Event at Wilderness Ridge.

The award winners were selected by committee for their strong dedi­cation to keeping Nebraska safe from the dangers of impaired driv­ing and underage drinking through direct law enforcement, prosecu­tion, probation or education and awareness. 

These honorees are among the best of our state and were honored for the outstanding work during the 2018 year, according to a MADD Nebraska news release.

The award winners are:

Frequent flyers may want to take a trip to Eppley Airfield this week to sign up for a program to allow them to pass more quickly through airport security.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is operating a temporary application center for its TSA Precheck program through Friday afternoon in the conference center in the terminal of Omaha’s Eppley Airfield.

Lincoln – Lancaster County Court will be holding after hours “Night Court” sessions on the evenings of May 30 and June 27.

These sessions will be held on the second floor of the Lancaster County Courthouse in Lancaster County Courtroom No. 24 and will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on those two days, according to a Nebraska Judicial Branch release.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced last week that Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Nebraska Governor’s Economic Development Summit.

“Jim leads one of the world’s most respected research and analyt­ics firms. He is also a leading expert on key issues like workplace im­provement and talent development that influence states’ economic suc­cess,” Ricketts said in a release. “We are incredibly pleased that he will be sharing his insights at the summit this July.”